Ken Matthews' Blog

Monday, July 29, 2013

Dear Republicans in Congress,
I left the Republican party in 2009. I wanted to leave in 2006 after I met some of you in DC at a meeting but I thought I'd give you another chance before the 2008 election. I've never seen so many people making the kind of money you make not doing their jobs. I expect this from the Democrats. I expect it from Liberals. But I will not tolerate from you....especially after the 2010 election. We the taxpayers are paying you good money to make sure things in DC don't turn to crap.Well, guess what ? You dropped the ball. You've allowed the left to serve up a crap sandwich to millions of people all over this country.You all are ok with your $175,000 a year gigs and bennies but the US Constitution is not ok.Why aren't you defending and protecting it ?? I still can't believe that Obama won in 2012. To me this is the biggest example of Republicans not doing their jobs. What were you thinking ? When are you going to wake up and stop moving to the left ? Do you think I'm the only guy that feels this way ? I have only 7 friends but we talk regularly and We talk loudly. We think most of you have jumped the shark. In fact saying jumped the shark hs jumped the shark ! You let Barack Obama get too far too fast. Why do only a few of you call Obama out for being the liar he is ? Why are only a handful of you following up on Benghazi, Fast & Furious, the IRS scandal, The NSA wiretapping and of course OBAMACARE. And what the hell are you doing with immigration and gun rights ? Do you want to want to bring this country to its knees ? How many anti-American thugs did you allow Obama to stack his administration with? Stop posing like most of you would do anything to protect the US Constitution....because with the exception of the Miltary Veterans in your ranks, It appears most of you just posture to get re-elected. Many of you have been in DC too long. And many of you got rich while in DC.........that should not happen on a salary of 175,000 per year. I'm still confused how anyone can take 175k per year and be a multi multi millionaire after a couple terms. I guess you all know more about budgeting than most of us....except when it comes to our country's budget. Back to Obamacare....why haven't you shut it down yet ? And how long are you going to allow Barry Soetoro to lie to my face about everything from green energy to dead diplomats. You...The Republicans have lost control of our country and I think it's because most of you are afraid of losing your stuff. We all have stuff and we all like to make a good living but not at the expense of the US Constitution or on the backs of American taxpayers. Here's my advice, since you work for me: Find that small group of Repblicans among you that have the stones to take on Obamacare and Obamunism. And for goodness sake, clean house !Clean the house and the senate. Get rid of the posers.....and another thing- if you've been there 20 years or more and you allowed Obama to get REelected, you should retire...for the sake of my country. The fact that Anthony Weiner is even in the news proves you Republicans have not been doing your job. How does an ass like weiner get so much play when there is so much going on in this country that needs your attention? I think you're afraid to speak out, to speak up and to take action that might hurt your political careers and that's why I'm no longer a registered Republican. I saw it frst hand on many levels. You think you have the juice to ignore me and others that feel the same way as I do...and still keep your jobs. I don't think you can keep blowing off Americans on the major issues that concern us. Start by waking up, nutting up or sacking up......whatever you have to do to shut down Obamacare (start by defunding it) trust me you'll be heros with the working men and women of this country. Read the Constitution again and carry it with you....millions of us do. Stop worrying about the names people call you. Stop listening to focus groups...and just focus on the American people. Some of you would be out of a job if you were in the private sector so be grateful for what you've made off of America so far. It must be intimidating especially for those of you who have overstayed your welcome. Now the country is really heading in the wrong direction and a lot of it has to do with what you let the Democrats get away with. And stop blaming the media. Get your butts on TV,online or Talk Radio or wherever you have to go to be seen and heard to stop the leftist garbage that is going on in and out of DC....unless it's just about your $175,000 a year taxpayed salary. Stop rewarding and showcasing moderates...they are more useless now than they've ever been. And the few dozen of you that continue to make conservatives proud, keep up the great work and sacrifice. God Bless America and God Bless the US Military.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

It has to do with people, culture and what's in people's heads.THIS is what some people do not want to deal with. This is what many ANTI-GUN people cannot process. Throughout AMERICAN history people have owned and carried guns. There was never this kind of mass slaughter in the US. The same people that want to exploit this horrible Newtown, CT tragedy in order to take guns aways from Americans do not know enough about world history and the millions...millions of people slaughtered with guns by their own governments. The same people that blame the NRA for this horrible Newtown shooting do not know enough about history or for that matter. Read about Poland, South America, the Congo, Hungry, Cuba , Germany, China...and more..... But I digress. Bad people do horrible things and many people think that they can control bad people...like the thousands who slaughtered tens of thousands of women and children in Africa with machetes(in the 1990's ) If more women in the world had guns in places like Africa- the Middle East- and elsewhere, they wouldn't be the victims of evil men and or evil governments. Maybe of the people that want to take guns away from all Americans DO know about history but just dont care. I'm tired of the media lectures and accusations that somehow because I'm a gun owner and a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment- that I'm not affected by horrible crimes done by bad people with guns...every day. But again I digress- If more store owners had guns they would be pistol whipped , stabbed or killed less. If more women knew how to shoot, there would be fewer battered women, rape victims and fewer car jackings.There will ALWAYS be people who are protected and made secure by guns-many of these people will tell us we should not have guns. The celebrity and the politician with armed security has always been there to tell us we dont need guns or to just dial 911..that's what the police are for.. There will always be people that will compare America to Canada, or England or some other country that does not have 320 million people and OPEN borders. Allow me to digress more. Drunk drivers killed more people last year than bad people with guns. MOST guns used to harm or kill people are stolen . Did the drunks steal the cars ? How should you process this ? How should you(we) process the number of people KILLED because of people who run stop signs ? Look this number up. Do you know how many innocent children are KILLED EVERY YEAR because of people driving too fast, not having their children in a safety seat or blowing through red lights and stop signs? You'll be shocked again. So back to guns...sort of. How big is the engine in your car or truck..can you drive over 65mph ? Do you think it's necessary ? Why would the government let you have a vehicle that could go 140 mph and mow down dozens or more people. Do you see where I'm going with this ? Do you like to drink beer? Why should you be allowed to..... you may kill people that I care about. Remember drinkers behind the wheel killed more people last year than criminals with guns. How do you process this ? How do you explain this ? Should we background check everyone who has more than 2 drinks and has a drivers license ? Is it not a license to kill ? Have you ever been to the scene of a bad car accident ? Have you been in one or have you caused one ? If you're texting and kill a mom and her 2 kids what does that make you? Let me ask you, Do you think we should ban ALL devices that can be distracting ? Do you know how many poeple were KILLED last year because of TEXTING? look it up -you'll be shocked. So if we use the same anti-gun rights logic that some politicians and media people are applying to gunowners- IF we apply that same logic to texting, drinking, speeding, careless driving- based on kill numbers, what do you say about people still texting,still drinking and driving, still speeding and still running stop signs around the mall or through the school zone after they pick up their kids from school ? Stay with me now- especially you lecturing Liberals- Are these people careless, selfish, thoughtless, stupid...criminal ? You tell me.They all can kill you and your family statistically more frequently than a bad person with a gun. So WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE ? How do you process this ? What about your neighbor who is on her text every time you see her drive by- does she not care ABOUT THE CHILDREN ? Again, we're just using ANTI--GUN OWNERSHIP LOGIC HERE. Does your other neighbor who owns a car with 376 HP- what is he ? Why does he need that much power ? Does he not CARE ABOUT his fellow man? After all the speed limit is 65. What if he gets behind the wheel of that 2 ton rocket after 3 beers and starts texting ? He could very well kill your son on his way home from football practice. So, should the government take his car, his phone, his beer? Does he not care about your children and others? Do you know how many people were killed last year by prescrption drugs ? Look it up- it was TEN TIMES THE NUMBER of people killed by bullets (over 100,00 people). I know- it's horrible. So WHERE's the OUTRAGE ? Where's the news media ? The problem with so many ANTI-anything people, is that most of them dont do enough research on much of anything. They show concern and outrage when they are told to by the media.There were MORE THAN 3000 PEOPLE KILLED by drowning last year. ...One fifth were children under 14 plus there were 3 times more black children that drowned than white kids. How ? Why ? Where is the outrage, where is the media where were you ? Freedom and Free Will are part of the foundation of our country- STILL the greatest nation on earth. Don't let our government or anyone else use the horrible tragedy of Newton Connecticut to take away the constitutional rights of millions of law abiding Americans-among them loving parents, teachers and others. Pray for the first responders, cops, rescue, Firefighters and others that have to deal with the bad, evil or just stupid decisions that people make every day.

Friday, October 5, 2012

It's official : Without a teleprompter Barack Obama is lost . Without a teleprompter, a speaker relies on what's in his head and what's in his heart. The problem with Barack Obama is that a lot of his supporters have no clue what's in either. For years we've seen Barack Obama packaged, coddled and edited by the media .And for years Obama has spun us. It's easy for Obama voters to get lost in the lies and misrepresenations of Obama's books, speeches and press conferences. But what about an Obama "uncut", "unplugged"- no props, no audience plants or VIEW hosts to shield him from a skilled opponent like Romney? Obama supporters are probably still in shock over President Obama's performance against Mitt Romney in the first debate. Mitt Romney commanded the stage. President Obama is used to demanding a stage. The media spent years building up Obama to be something he is not. Obama does not have the leadership skills of a successful business man or sports coach. Obama does not have the intellect of a great scholar, writer or NASA inventor. Obama is not a great leader . Obama is a Chicago politician that reads a teleprompter better than most of us. Barack Obama arrived on the political stage at the right time. A time when experience or lack of experience didn't matter. Barack Obama might just be the most eloquent liar of our generation. Barack Obama lies so well that even when his supporters know he's lying they still believe they can feel the hope. He lies so well that millions just accept it as part of the price to have such a cool likable guy in The White House. Pick a topic and Obama has lied about it. The Associated press found 27 "falsehoods" in Obama's autobiography. Obama's been called out as a liar by a members of Congress, a Supreme Court Justice and only a handfull of journalists- remember- most media people were afraid to question Obama for 4 years when he came on the scene in '06. Obama has lied about healthcare, welfare, fair share and who cares. Breaking news: Hope has left the building ...it left with Obama's teleprompter. Romney is not the greatest debater or the greatest speaker of all time but he is a very good speaker and confident in his abilities to lead our country. Romney understands economics among other things. Obama, on the other hand is mediocre in most things presidential (very good in basketball and golf though)-That's why Obama lost the debate. Four years ago half of America didn't know how average Obama really was. Now there is a record....of the lies...of the lack of business sense....the lack of common sense. Now there is a record of the unemployment numbers, the national debt numbers, the war casualty numbers, the bad investment numbers, the welfare numbers,the wall street lobbyist numbers, the food stamp numbers, the gas prices, the food prices, home prices and the price our nation has paid internationally to have a Chicago political hack as leader of the greatest nation on earth. When Obama debated Romney, finally- some of this was on display. For years we've been told Barack Obama was one of the smartest people on earth while many of us still wonder how he got into law school. We have no SATs, LSATs. There are no GPAs or thesis. There's nothing that would make you say "wow this guy is brilliant"...other than a teleprompter.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Another night of firsts for the Dems at the Democratic National Convention. For the first time EVER a president that has been both impeached and disbarred will put a sitting president's name in for nomination. Clinton was also the first sitting president to ever be acused of rape as well. So it's a BIG NIGHT for the BIG DOG when he puts Obama's name in for 4 more years ! For years Bill Clinton has been loved and adored as a Democrat super star.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

I'm in the process of renewing my passport and still cannot believe this.

How is it that Radio Shack has my address and telephone number and knows that I bought a cable TV from them in 1987 (25 years ago), and yet, the Federal Government is still asking me where I was born and on what date. For Christ sakes, do you guys do this by hand?

Ever heard of computers?

My birth date you have in my social security file. It's on EVERY income tax form I've filed for the past 30 years. It's on my Medicare health insurance card and my driver's license, it's on the last eight damn passports I've had, it's on every stupid customs declaration form I've had to fill out before being allowed off the plane for the last 30 years. And it's on all those census forms that we have to do at election times. Would somebody please take note, once and for all, that my mother's name is Maryanne, my father's name is Robert and I'm reasonably confident that neither name is likely to change between now and when I die.

Between you an' me, I've had enough of this bureaucratic bullshit! You send the application to my house, then you ask me for my #*&#%*& address. What is going on? You must have a gang of bureaucratic Neanderthal morons working there!

Look at my damn picture. Do I look like Bin Laden? And "No," I don't want to dig up Yasser Arafat, for shit sakes. I just want to go and park my ass on a sandy beach. And would someone please tell me, why would you give a damn whether I plan on visiting a farm in the next 15 days? If I ever got the urge to do something weird to a chicken or a goat, believe you me, I'd sure as hell not want to tell anyone!

Well, I have to go now because I have to go to the other end of the city and get another #*@&#^@*@& copy of my birth certificate to the tune of $100. Would it be so difficult to have all the services in the same area so I could get a new passport the same day? Nooooo, that would require planning and organization. And it would be too logical for the @&^*^%@% government. You'd rather have us running all over the place like chickens with our heads cut off. Then, we have to find some asshole to confirm that it's really me in the damn picture â€“ you know -the one where we're not allowed to smile. Hey, you know why we can't smile? We're totally pissed off!

An Irate Citizen.

P..S. Remember what I wrote about getting someone to confirm that the picture is me? Well, my family has been in the United States of America since 1776.. I have served in the military for something over 35 years and have had security clearances up the ying yang. However, I have to get someone important to verify who I am - you know, someone like my doctor....... WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN INDIA!